ITALY: Schengen border checks reintroduced with Spain after Ceuta crossings ― Incoming Dublin transfers set to resume after four-year hiatus ― NGO urges EU to respond to complaints about Piantedosi Decree restrictions on civilian search and rescue activities ― Government considering migration reception centres in Rwanda
The government has introduced internal border controls with Spain following the recent events in Ceuta. The transfer of asylum applicants back to Italy from other European countries may be about to restart. An NGO has urged the European Commission to provide a...
OP-ED: Five years after Kabul: Has Europe forgotten Afghanistan?
By Reshad Jalali Five years ago, the world watched in horror as the Taliban entered Kabul. At the airport, thousands of Afghans gathered in a desperate attempt to leave a country they feared would no longer be safe for them. European governments scrambled to evacuate...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Aftereffects of latest Ceuta incident still being felt in Morocco ― Agreement on plans for EU maritime rescue centre in eastern Libya ― Voluntary repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Egypt ― NGOs urge EU to cancel migration control support to Tunisia
The aftereffects of the large-scale irregular crossing of the border between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta are still being felt weeks after the incident. The EU has agreed plans to establish a maritime rescue centre in eastern Libya. More than 1,100...
ONLINE EVENT: The EU Return Regulation: What refugee and migrant communities and advocates need to know
ECRE and the Network of Afghan Diaspora Organisations in Europe (NADOE) are organising a webinar on the recently adopted EU Return Regulation. Title: The EU Return Regulation: What refugee and migrant communities and advocates need to know Date: Thursday 10 September...
AIDA Briefing Papers – Asylum in Europe: The situation of applicants for international protection and temporary protection applicants and beneficiaries in 2025
The Asylum information Database (AIDA) contains detailed information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and the content of international protection in 27 European countries. The country reports are written by national experts in co-operation with...
OP-ED: Germany: The Taliban’s closest co-operation partner in the EU
Image: Nabi Amini By Wiebke Judith Five years after the Islamist Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the German government is their closest partner for co-operation in the EU. Germany’s main goal: increasing deportations regardless of human rights risks. More than...
AIDA Country Report on Slovenia – Update on 2025
The updated AIDA Country Report on Slovenia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2025. It is accompanied by...
AIDA Country Report on Türkiye – Update on 2025
The updated AIDA Country Report on Türkiye provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2025. A number of key...